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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jcougar on November 08, 2007, 06:56:12 pm

Title: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 08, 2007, 06:56:12 pm

Here's a sporting-style elb that I made from white mulberry.  It's 69 1/2" ntn, 1 1/8" wide at the grip tapering to 3/8" at the base of the horn nocks.  The handle is cork with a felt strikeplate and leather trim.  The nocks are cow horn.  It draw 50# @ 29".

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB007.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB006.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB005.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB004.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB003.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB002.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB001.jpg

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: DanaM on November 08, 2007, 07:37:28 pm

Looks pretty but I didn't see a full draw picture, did I miss it somehow?

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: white wood on November 08, 2007, 10:30:57 pm

very nice bow. little character in the grain very nice. how did you like working with mulberry?                   -whitewood

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: adb on November 08, 2007, 11:37:23 pm

Can you send a pic at full draw?

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 08, 2007, 11:41:51 pm

I don't think mulberry's working properties can really be compared to many other woods.  Honestly, the stave I have worked are a pain to get to one growth ring.  The rings are thick and easy to differentiate, but are much harder to cut through than osage or locust.  The rings just seem to not want to seperate at the early wood, which is good thing, I guess.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: Gordon on November 09, 2007, 02:18:06 am

Good looking bow. Nice job on the tips and I like the cork handle.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: Far East Archer on November 09, 2007, 04:03:09 am

Quote from: jcougar on November 08, 2007, 11:41:51 pm

I don't think mulberry's working properties can really be compared to many other woods.  Honestly, the stave I have worked are a pain to get to one growth ring.  The rings are thick and easy to differentiate, but are much harder to cut through than osage or locust.  The rings just seem to not want to seperate at the early wood, which is good thing, I guess.

I know exactly what you are talking about! Tried this while back thinking, "oh this will be a piece of cake, Look at those thick rings..." It was horrible!! lol But I love mulberry, nice wood. So white mulberry has no heartwood?? If so then I must have a crap load of white mulberry here. Ive always been disappointed when I cut a mulberry and don't see any heartwood, I thought I just had crap red mulberry but I guess it was just white mulberry all this time. :)

Very nice bow by the way! Looks lovely and the horn nocks look very well made! Got a FD pic? ;D

-Alex

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 09, 2007, 07:56:25 am

White mulberry does have heartwood, which this bow is entirely made of(I'm pretty sure that it is white mulberry, since the bark and leaves match the pics in my tree guide).

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: cowboy on November 09, 2007, 10:56:58 am

Cool lookin bow, have never cut a mullberry - thought it was yellow like osage. Will have to try it one day.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: Far East Archer on November 09, 2007, 11:00:40 am

Quote from: jcougar on November 09, 2007, 07:56:25 am

White mulberry does have heartwood, which this bow is entirely made of(I'm pretty sure that it is white mulberry, since the bark and leaves match the pics in my tree guide).

lol my bad.. Guess I really do got crap mulberry lol

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: OldBow on November 09, 2007, 01:14:17 pm

I never did see a full draw and working through photobucket to look for it is rather tedious. If you would like to have this bow submitted for Nov Self Bow of the Month, you might post it directly on PA's site or email it to me.
Thanks.
OldBow

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 09, 2007, 06:18:53 pm

Thanks to all!  Don, I haven't had a chance to get a full draw pic.  As soon as I do I'll post it.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 11, 2007, 06:34:29 pm

Here's the full draw shots.

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB010.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=mulberryELB009.jpg

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jpitts on November 12, 2007, 12:29:39 am

She's a beauty. You did a great job on those horn nocks too. Looks like something the Thompson brothers may have carried.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: Pat B on November 12, 2007, 12:45:03 am

Very nice bow as always J.  8) Full draw looks right on!   
  Alex, Could you have Paper Mulberry?(Broussonetia papyrifera)  In the Moraceae family. I had a large paper mulberry tree in my yard when I lived in Savannah, Ga. years ago.  The leaves feel like velvet and some leaves are lobed.   Pat

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: Pappy on November 12, 2007, 08:42:56 am

Sweet looking bow, good job.
   Pappy

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jcougar on November 12, 2007, 12:54:00 pm

Thanks, eveyone.

Jimmy-Thanks for noticing; this bow was inspired by the Thompson brothers.

Title: Re: White Mulberry ELB
Post by: jpitts on November 13, 2007, 12:44:39 am

I thought it may have been....Way to go J.   Now you need to bring it on down and get after them like they did.... ;D